偽君子

See also: 伪君子

Chinese

		false; fake; forged false; fake; forged; bogus	junzi; man of virtue; high-minded person junzi; man of virtue; high-minded person; noble person; superior person
trad. (偽君子/僞君子)		偽/僞	君子
simp. (伪君子)		伪	君子

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wěijūnzǐ, wèijūnzǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˇ ㄐㄩㄣㄗˇ, ㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄩㄣㄗˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ngai⁶ gwan¹ zi²
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): gūi-kun-chú / ûi-kun-chír

(Teochew, Peng'im): ngui⁶ gung¹ ze²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland; variant in Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wěijūnzǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˇ ㄐㄩㄣㄗˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wěijyunzǐh
  - Wade–Giles: wei³-chün¹-tzŭ³
  - Yale: wěi-jyūn-dž
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: woeijiuntzyy
  - Palladius: вэйцзюньцзы (vɛjczjunʹczy)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕyn⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wèijūnzǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄩㄣㄗˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wèijyunzǐh
  - Wade–Giles: wei⁴-chün¹-tzŭ³
  - Yale: wèi-jyūn-dž
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weyjiuntzyy
  - Palladius: вэйцзюньцзы (vɛjczjunʹczy)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕyn⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ngai⁶ gwan¹ zi²
  - Yale: ngaih gwān jí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ngai⁶ gwan¹ dzi²
  - Guangdong Romanization: ngei⁶ guen¹ ji²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋɐi̯²² kʷɐn⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gūi-kun-chú
  - Tâi-lô: guī-kun-tsú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: guixkunzuo
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡui³³⁻²¹ kun⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡su⁴¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɡui³³⁻¹¹ kun⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡su⁵³/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /ɡui²²⁻²¹ kun⁴⁴⁻²² t͡su⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ûi-kun-chír
  - Tâi-lô: uî-kun-tsír
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ui²⁴⁻²² kun³³ t͡sɯ⁵⁵⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: ngui⁶ gung¹ ze²
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ngŭi kung tsṳ́
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋui³⁵⁻¹¹ kuŋ³³⁻²³ t͡sɯ⁵²/

Noun

偽君子

hypocrite
這個偽君子也教不出什麼好學生來。 [MSC, trad.]
这个伪君子也教不出什么好学生来。 [MSC, simp.]
Zhège wěijūnzǐ yě jiāobuchū shénme hǎo xuéshēng lái. [Pinyin]
This hypocrite as a teacher couldn't produce any good students.
- 蘩：都一樣，你父親是第一個偽君子。他從前就引誘過一個下等人的姑娘。 [MSC, trad.]
  蘩：都一样，你父亲是第一个伪君子。他从前就引诱过一个下等人的姑娘。 [MSC, simp.]
  From: 1934, 曹禺 (Cao Yu),《雷雨》 (Thunderstorm), ActⅡ
  Fán: dōu yīyàng, nǐ fùqin shì dìyīge wěijūnzǐ. Tā cóngqián jiù yǐnyòu guò yīge xiàděngrén de gūniang. [Pinyin]
  FAN: You're all the same, and your father's the biggest hypocrite of the lot. Years ago now he seduced a girl from the lower classes. (Translated by Wang Zuoliang and A. C. Barnes)
- 總之，張儀先生，我很佩服你。你說凡是一口仁義道德的人，都是些偽君子，真是一點也不錯。 [MSC, trad.]
  总之，张仪先生，我很佩服你。你说凡是一口仁义道德的人，都是些伪君子，真是一点也不错。 [MSC, simp.]
  From: 1942, 郭沫若 (Guo Moruo),《屈原》 (Qu Yuan), ActⅡ
  Zǒngzhī, Zhāng Yí xiānsheng, wǒ hěn pèifu nǐ. Nǐ shuō fánshì yīkǒu rényìdàodé de rén, dōu shì xiē wěijūnzǐ, zhēnshì yīdiǎnr yě bùcuò. [Pinyin]
  At all events, Lord Chang Yi, I have the greatest respect for you. You say all who talk in a high-sounding way are hypocrites. That is quite true. (Translated by Yang Xianyi & Gladys Yang)

Synonyms

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偽善者 / 伪善者 (wěishànzhě)
假聖人 / 假圣人 (Hokkien)
鄉愿 (xiāngyuàn) (literary)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (偽君子):

→ Japanese: 偽(ぎ)君(くん)子(し) (gikunshi)
→ Vietnamese: nguỵ quân tử (偽君子)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
偽	君	子
ぎ Grade: S	くん Grade: 3	し Grade: 1
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
僞君子 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ぎくんし [gìkúꜜǹshì] (Nakadaka – [2])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ɡʲikɯ̟̃ɰ̃ɕi]

Noun

偽(ぎ)君(くん)子(し) • (gikunshi)

(dated) hypocrite

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
偽	君	子

Noun

偽君子

alternative form of 僞君子 (“chữ Hán form of nguỵ quân tử (“hypocrite”)”)

[DJR-1] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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